She lay on the cushions,her head on her right arm, neither shy nor brazen. I could see she wasn't afraid,and for that I was glad. I knelt and poked at...the remnants of the fire. Shetook several spoonfuls of soup before either of us spoke. 'You - cleaned me. Dressed me.' I didn't know how to reply. I was afraid to look at her. In the light ofthe candle I had seen more horrifying marks: bruises at her neck. 'Thank you,' she said presently. 'You must stay as long as you like. Need to.' I felt. “Susan Armstrong?” Lisa questioned walking towards them.Susan turned to the voice, “Lisa, Lisa McKinnon?”“You two know each other?” Dan asked looking from one naked beauty to the other.“We do all our banking at Lisa’s bank. Whenever I’m in there we always find something to chat about,” Susan mentioned. Lisa and Susan hugged breast to breast. “I love how our bodies fit together.”“Obviously we haven’t talked about Dan. What a coincidence!”“It’s good that you are acquainted. I was expecting a cat. There was no gain in pushing this. Maybe youre right, she said, though she didnt mean it. Lets forget about it tonight. Well deal with it in the morning, when were both less tired. Stephen was a silent at first, but finally he rolled over and put an arm around her, kissing her lightly. Are you tired? she asked. God yes, said Stephen. Me too. But I cant sleep. Me neither. She grinned. Well, since were both up… Her hand crept up his shoulder. Hon, if Sarah comes in again– Well keep the light. You are a natural with the girls. I see why the school asked you to help with the girl’s gym classes now.”The boys were running, too, so we went over to stand with the other coaches.Someone knew these would be very useful and had them waiting for me.Over near us sat a basket with rubber-core, foam-covered balls. Some of the bigger boys teased one of the skinny ones that hadn’t yet finished growing. I saw two in particular that were making him stumble or pushing him out of the way.I turned to.